Mohseni Ejei made the remarks during a meeting with Zhang Jun, President of the Supreme People’s Court of China and the country’s highest-ranking judicial official, on the sidelines of his visit to New Delhi to attend a BRICS meeting.
Highlighting the strong relations between Iran and China, Mohseni Ejei emphasized the importance of linking judicial and legal cooperation with the expansion of strategic relations. He said that developing channels of communication in the judicial sphere could provide “a supporting arm” for strengthening cooperation in other strategic areas.
The Iranian judiciary chief also stressed the need for BRICS member states to exchange legal and judicial expertise, saying that drawing on China’s experience while sharing Iran’s own expertise could help establish a strong network of judicial cooperation across areas of mutual interest within the BRICS framework.
Mohseni Ejei underscored Iran’s “firm determination” to expand relations with China, saying that Iran had faced illegal attacks by the United States during the current year but had demonstrated its strategic resilience and stability through the strong presence of its people and their comprehensive support for the country and its officials.
Referring to fundamental changes in international relations, he said the world is moving toward a new global order and that China is playing an effective role in this process. Against this backdrop, he added, Iran is determined to make maximum use of available capacities to fully implement bilateral memoranda of understanding.
He also called for greater exchanges of experience in technological fields, particularly the use of artificial intelligence in judicial affairs. Mohseni Ejei said China’s scientific and technological capabilities, combined with Iran’s domestic capacities, could create “a new leap” in bilateral cooperation and strengthen the two countries’ shared capabilities.
Zhang, for his part, congratulated Mohseni Ejei on his reappointment as head of Iran’s Judiciary and said he was honored to meet him again.
Recalling their meeting in China in April last year, Zhang said they had held “deep and constructive discussions” that remained in his memory. He stressed that China and Iran had maintained sound and stable relations despite regional and international ups and downs, adding that the two countries had consistently supported and cooperated with each other.
The Chinese judicial chief also said China had in recent years conducted research into new forms of judicial governance and the development of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in the judicial sector.
Zhang said China was interested in sharing its achievements in these fields with Iran and benefiting from the experiences of the Iranian Judiciary as well.
He also praised the resilience and steadfastness of the Iranian people during recent wars, expressing hope that relations and cooperation between China and Iran would expand across all fields.